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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by pjc50 on Monday October 31, 2016 @10:18AM (#12836873)
It looks like that's one of the things that they've finally, finally fixed (but only if you turn it on): https://mspoweruser.com/ntfs-260-character-windows-10/
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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by novaleaf on Monday October 31, 2016 @02:01PM (#12839290)
yeah, and break all apps that use the old 255 char win32 api's.

another thing to note is that it requires the windows insider preview, which in my experience required auto reboots every few days. very frustrating so I had to revert....

Switching off of Insider Preview is a TERRIBLE experience of it's own: You can't actually revert back. you either have to restore from backup (which isn't mentioned when you switch to insider preview mode) or wait for the next mainline release, which may be 6+ months away, and you have to MANUALLY TRACK when insider syncs with main and then switch to main during the window in which they are matched.

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Re:Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than A... by cma on Monday October 31, 2016 @01:34PM (#12838981)
If it is only fixed if you turn it on, it isn't really fixed yet IMO. You can't make public projects rely on it, etc. without turning off a big percentage of your users.
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